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Daily Crossword Puzzle #1 for Wed, Dec 23, 2015

ACROSS
1. Informal term for the mouth
4. First of billions?
8. Command
12. Mouths or openings
14. Bodily heat indicating an inflammation
16. Double curve, resembling the letter S
17. Puts into a specified state
18. Pleas
20. Scornful expression
22. Double-curved letter
23. Fast jet (abbr.)
24. Boat paddle
25. A female animal or person
28. Beverage made from leaves
30. Amu Darya
31. Following
35. 4-wheeled motor vehicle
37. Inactive volcano in Sicily
40. Cause heat under the collar
41. Lacquered or enameled metalware
42. Debunk (Brit. slang)
44. Singer Brickell
45. Slanted text style (abbr.)
46. "Two Mules for Sister ____"
47. Observe
48. Laconic
50. Brightly colored fish
52. Epoch
54. ___ Haven, CT
55. Health resort
58. White ___ sheet
61. Mature
63. Vices
65. Neutralize
70. Ancient river in northeast Turkey
71. Hero or heavy, e.g.
72. Underwater navigation system
73. Wig
74. Inside; within (prefix)
75. Suttee (variant)
76. Elected rep.

DOWN
1. With motion or animation
2. Sports stadium
3. Wetness
4. Adept person
5. One of the 12 tribes of Israel
6. The first octave above the treble staff
7. Greater amount
8. Being at a high temperature
9. The front part of a cuirass
10. Perceives with the eye
11. Trial
13. Compass dir.
15. State of inaction
19. Toward the sea
21. Acura sports coupe
26. Became colored
27. _____ Park, CO
29. Anew
30. Threatening words
32. Event that recurs at intervals
33. Writer Wiesel
34. To sift
35. ____ d'Azur (French Riviera)
36. Having or resembling wings
38. Basketball assoc.
39. Composer Copland
41. Teat (slang)
43. Yawn
49. Part of Q.E.F.
51. Deep reverence
53. Ripens
55. Male parents of animals
56. Food holder
57. NE Netherlands city
58. Measure of real estate
59. Within a short period
60. Old (Scot.)
62. Greek god of love
64. Large container
66. Modern: prefix
67. Santa ___, CA
68. Feline
69. Three (prefix)